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two hands holding an open book

Publishing a printed book is much less forgiving than producing an e-book. I have known that since I started working with electronic publishing, lo many years ago. But I really felt it with the production of my third book, Army of Worn Soles. I have printed books before, and I thought getting a print version […]

Ghost Star by Roger Eschbacher cover

Ghost Star is a rollicking good space opera for young readers. Anyone from reading age to mid-teens will enjoy it. Plot Nolo Bray, a member of the Ruam race from the planet Tac, is the most elusive smuggler the galaxy. The book opens as his ship, the Ghost Star is finally caught and boarded by […]

Launch day—Torn Roots: Hawaiian Storm mystery 1

Torn Roots, the first Hawaiian Storm mystery, is now available on Amazon.  What the critics are saying “TORN ROOTS is wonderfully rich with plot and setting, but it was Mr. Bury’s command of the story’s pacing that impressed me most.” —Eden Baylee, author of Stranger at Sunset “I made the mistake of picking up this book and […]

A new writing year beckons

It’s January. A new year spreads before us like a blank page, waiting for anything we want to do . Ready for us to write our own story. And I plan on writing that story—in fact, several stories. For you, my wonderful readers, I am going to publish a whole whack o’ stuff for your […]

What more do you want for Christmas than lots of great books to read

There’s just something about the season, the cold weather, the snow, the romance—it just makes you want to curl up with a great book. So don’t miss this book giveaway! You could win more than 70 romantic reads for Christmas, including my holiday-themed, Hawaii Crime mystery, Palm Trees & Snowflakes in BookSweeps holiday romance sweepstakes. It’s free, […]

Don't miss your chance to win an e-reader stuffed with 34 novels

Love a mystery? Here’s your your chance to win 34 crime fiction novels on a sweet new Kindle Fire or Nook Tablet. Including: Palm Trees & Snowflakes—A Lei Crime Kindle World Christmas mystery by Scott Bury Unleashed—The first Sydney Rye mystery by Emily Kimelman Who Murdered Garson Talmadge by David Bishop And 29 more! But […]

Army of Worn Soles is on promotion today

Book 1 of the Eastern Front trilogy is on promotion through BookDoggy. If you haven’t read it yet, now is your chance to get it at a reduced price. Because after this promotion, the price will go back up to its regular setting. Get it at BookDoggy http://bookdoggy.com/?p=2671&preview=true What’s it about? A Canadian is drafted […]